1983_09 The Daily Collegian September 1983

              La Voz de Aztlan, Tuesday, September 27,1983, Page 8 _
Illegals
continued from page 6
whether it's worth the struggle to get
to the good 'ol U.S. of A. "El Lay"
(actually L. A. )isa song sung totally
in Spanish  with that  new wave
touch. An example of Herron's writ¬
ing ability somes in the chorus;
Este es el precio—que pagamos
cuando llegamos-a este lado?
Jalamos y pagamos impuestos-
Migra llega y nos dan unos fregasos
Este es El Lay, no?
"We Don't Need a Tan" focuses
more on the sectioning off of Chica¬
nos in the cities, especially in the
barrios of Los Angeles. Is il a plan lo
keep all Ra/a boxed up in these
areas'.'In another memorable line Her¬
ron describes lhc  media's  view  on
Bill
continued from page 3
"A-95" lays down the message that spawned.out of a deep concern for
the people of this region are in a the basic human rights of the undoc-
life-or-death situation: umented worker along with the
Mi hija. papa assicinados racist attitude and anti-labor senti-
A Todos nos van assacinar ment so prevalent in the policies of
Vengo porque yo tampoco no quero the Reagan administration.
Only the House of Representa¬
tives stands in Ihe way of implemen¬
tation of the bill, and a decision
should be rendered by October.
Los Illegals are only reemphasizing
things that wc already know, but
might be taking for granted.
There are also songs about love,
expectations and so forth, but you'll
have to give the album a listen to
find out how it ends.
So. what kind of future does Los
Illegals have'' I he debut album was
not a major seller, but it was well
received on the progressive college
radio stations, which is where most
ol the music is heard today Besides,
being on A&M  Records is a good
Kind
•vpect
v problem is thai
lhavcahighlurn
,s Illegals can
Las Adelitas Meeting
Place: CU 312
Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Date: Wed., Sepl 28
Reyes
continued from page 6
Another reality Reyes portrays in
the album is ihat of Chicanos as
working people "We as Chicanos
traditionally, have had lower-paying
lobs, the hardest jobs lhal lake a loll
on our bodies."
Reyes said ihat the struggle of the
blue-collar Chicano worker is des¬
cribed in his song. "Chicano Man "
I he song is based on the 1974 strike
workers, many of whom were Chica-
'Weas Chicanos tradition¬
ally have had lower-pay¬
ing jobs; the hardest jobs
that lake a toll on our
bodies.'
sound effects and interviews with
Vietnam veteran. David Rodnquez
of Fresno.
7 had to express myself in
music' , ^^
Another -song deals wit
h a Chi-
cano experience in "Vieln;
im Vete-
rano". which is the theme i
nusic for
an award winning lelevisn
an docu-
mentary on the Chicano
Victnam
War experience. The docu
mentary.
was produced by Silvia Astorga and
aired in December. 1982. on KSEE-
TV. the NBC affiliate station in
Fresno. The documentary was hon¬
ored by the Associated Press for
outstanding television do
reporting.
One reason Reyes left the media
was his yearning for music. "1 had
music in my blood." he said. "My
dad was a musician."
Another reason, said Reyes, was
thai reporting was not enough expres¬
sion for him "I had to express
myself in music."
"One of the problems with televi¬
sion news was doing three or four
stories a day. you really don't have
time to do justice to things." said
Reyes.
Reyes believes that all residents of
the San Joaquin Valley can benefit
from listening to his album.
"They're gonna understand we're all
human beings, and we all have to
live together." he said. "We have to
be sensitive to other people and
what they all contribute." he added.
Reyes.a graduate of CSUF. recent¬
ly completed a one-year fellowship
as executive producer at Radio Bil¬
ingue. KSJV FM-91. the bilingual
community radio station in Fresno.
"California Corazon"can be pur¬
chased at J and C House of Records
and Lightning Record Shop in east
For additional information call
227-2285.
yf California at San Diego
Announcements
CHICANOS IN MEDIA
ALL CHICANO STUDENTS CURRENTLY INVOLVED OR
INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER IN THE MEDIA ARE
INVITED TO THE FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING MON¬
DAY, OCTOBER 3,1983, IN THE COLLEGE UNION. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, CALL ANTHONY AT 294-7415.
CHICANO YOUTH CONFERENCE
CYC MEMBER SIGN-UP SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT
THE MECHA TABLE EVERY TUES. AND WEDS. ALL ARE
WELCOME AT WEEKLY MEETINGS WEDS. AT 6 P.M. IN THE
COLLEGE UNION.
TEWAOUACH1 AMERICAN INDIAN CLUB
ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE SEMESTER
ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, COLLEGE UNION ROOM 311A.
WE EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ALL INTERESTED STU¬
DENTS TO COME AND GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR ORGAN¬
IZATION.
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
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POW WOW
INDIAN HERITAGE WEEK
ARTIST WANTED
WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR ART WORK SEEN BY MANY PEO¬
PLE? OR, DO YOU NEED A CLASS PROJECT FOR CREDIT? CYC
IS LOOKING FOR AN ARTIST. CALL MARCELLA MARTINEZ
FOR MORE INFORMATION AT 226-1499.
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CSU, Fresno
Wednesday Sept. 28,1983
The Daily Collegian
Cavern puts New Science in a hole
A mysterious room-sized cavern dis¬
covered beneath the New Science Build¬
ing last semester could pose serious
problems for the 7-year-old structure
—but it has not been labeled a safety
It will be the subject of a full-scale
study next month to determine the full
extent of the damage.
The cavern, estimated to be about one
foot deep and 20-by-30 feet wide, lies
beneath a storage room in the northeast
wing of the building. No structural
damage has been reported, but the four-
inch thick, steel reinforced floor has
been shored up with 4-by-4s to prevent
"We don't think there's any danger of
it caving in."said Facilities Planner Tim
Johnson, "but we don't want to take anv
chgnces."
The complete survey will be taken at
the insistence of the CSU Chancellors
Office, which would not authorize repair
funding until ihe full extent of the dam¬
age was known. According to Johnson,
a structural engineer will be appointed
for the projeel early next month and the
compleied study can be expected within
"Wc thought we could get money
from the Chancellor's Office for an
obvious need like this." Johnson said,
"bui we've gone in there and shored il
up and that will hold it until we can gel
funds and take a look at the problem."
The study will cost the university as
much as $5,000 lo complete, according
to Paul Bissonnette, director of business
Upon the study's completion, the
university will be able to seek emer¬
gency repair funds from the Chancel¬
lor's Office. Johnson foresees no'diffi-
culty in getting the money the second
time around, however.
"I expect to get the money." he said.
"There shouldn't be any problem get¬
ting funds, especially if it turns out to be
any worse lhan we think."
The cavern was discovered last
semester when maintenance men. seek¬
ing the cause of a leak in the side of a
building, jack-hammered Iheir way through
the foundation only to find empty space
where solid sand was supposed to be.
, While this is the only known cavity
beneath the building, there isa possibil¬
ity that more exist — a possibility which
will be explored by the study.
"This one's in the northeast wing
about the center." Johnson said, "but it
may be more extensive than that."
Johnson said that it's "anybody's guess"
as to what formed the cavern, but sev¬
eral possibilities have been mentioned.
According to old maps, a stream at
one time ran across the site of the
building, and engineers have told John¬
son that last year's wet winter might
have reactivated that stream.
Another possibility is that the building
was built on the site of an abandoned
well, which would not have appeared on
any maps of the area.
"There is something wrong." John¬
son said, "but at this point we don't
know what it is."
Johnson said thai there's no way of
knowing how long it will take to get the
building repaired until the results of the
survey are in. But if. as engineers hope. /
the one cavern is the only damage,
repair will be simple.
"We can't say how long it will lake to
solve the problem because we don't
know what Ihe extenj of the damage is."
Johnson said, "but if the engineer is sat¬
isfied that it's not subsiding anymore,
well just pour concrete."
Whatever the problem turns out to
be, however, Johnson said he has been
assured by engineers that the problem
will be solvcable.
"It's very unlikely that it could be a
threat to the building," he said. "I'm
sure they'll come up with a solution."
AS Senate debates
conflicts of interest
The Associated Students Senat
Tuesday debated whether to requir
senators to abstain from voting o
items involving clubs or organiza¬
tions they are active in.
Sen. Tom Watson's motion precip¬
itated the matter, which sparked leng¬
thy discussion among the members.
The matter appeared to be tabled
when the senate voted  Watson's
However, just before the senate
adjourned. Administrative Vice Pres¬
ident Chris Snow suggested that the
body refer the matter to committee,
which it did unanimously.
In other matters Tuesday, the sen¬
ate voted to allow funding reqests to
the Inter-Business Council and the
Chicano Youth Conference; confirm¬
ed President Andrea Hedgley's nomi¬
nations of Jesse Montemayor and
Stacy Horn to vacant senate seats;
and sent a funding request by the
London Semester program to com-
Soon after the meting started, Wat¬
son moved to "require senators who
are officers or members of organiz¬
ations or committees coming before
the Associated Students to abstain
from voting."
Watson's motion came prior to the
senate vote on the CYC, which had
drawn sharp criticism from him.
Sens. David Chavez and Rose¬
mary Baiz are both members of
MEChA. the CYC's sponsoring or¬
ganization. In addition. Chavez is the
CYC treasurer.
However, Watson said his motion
was not a reaction to any vote before
the senate.
After Administrative Assistant Ron
Gaul initiallyqucstioned the motion's
propriety under Robert's Rules of
Order — he was later refuted by
senate Parliamentarian Ron Avedis-
ian —several senators criticized Wat-
"I think it is presumptious to re¬
quire other members not to vote on
certain issues," Sen. Earl Young told
Watson. "I wish you had brought this
matter up with us individually, be¬
fore the meeting, to find out our
opinions."
"For thcsingle reason of the vague¬
ness of that motion, I think we should
investigate it further," Sen . Brian
Bellis said. "I think it's much too
"I'm concerned that this will cause
friction between senate members."
Baiz said. "So far, 1 think weVe been
able to work together well. I don't
want to see Ihat ruined."
Watson said he was willing to
withdraw the motion, but the senate
•See Senate, Page 3
Players back coach
on drug-use decision
Head Football Coach Jim Sweeney's
"no-drugs" policy, which warranted the
automatic one-year suspension of fresh¬
man reserve John Stremple III fol¬
lowing his arrest on charges of cocaine
possession, has apparently earned the
support of most team members.
Sweeney announced, the suspension
to the team Sept. 16. the day after the
arrest was first made public. While the
announcement of the arrest was greeted
with surprise, Sweeney said, the players
knew what the penalty was and there
Stremple will be arraigned Oct. 4, but
Sweeney, who spoke to Stremple prior
to the suspension, said that the penalty
will stand regardless of the plea.
The Daily Collegian was unable to
contact Stremple for comment.
According lo defensive end Greg
Ramsey, most players understand the
no-drugs rule, and while they're sorry
thai Stremple is lost for the season, no
one sees the punishment as unfair.
"There's no problem with the policy,"
he said. "It's just unfortunate for him
and the team because of all the pub-
Sweeney was quick to point out ihat
while he doesn't know what the fresh¬
man's plans are, Stremple will be wel-
'I hope John Strem¬
ple will be back
here as a football
player.'
—Sweeney
corned back on (he practice field next
fall should he choose to return.
"I hope John Stremple will be back
here as a football player," Sweeney said.
"If he decides to come back hell be
given every opportunity to come back."
Stremple was arrested Sept. 5 by
campus police officers who had seen
him drinking beer with three com¬
panions.
Police said .25 grams of cocaine
(street-valued at about S2S) was found
on Stremple, who was charged with
possession of a controlled substance
and booked into Fresno County Jail.
He was later released after posting
$15,000 bail.
While Sweeney said he's sorry to lose
Stremple's services, he said he. had no
second thoughts about his policy, and
he has little patience.with.those who
might insist he's being too hard on
Stremple.
"I'm not so void of feeling that I cant
make room for a mistake," Sweeney
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